Hogwarts: Who uses a crowbar in wizard duels?

"Kevin, you're here."

When I arrived at Dumbledore's office, he had been waiting for me for quite some time.

"Principal, what's going on?"

Kevin came in and went straight to the point.

"Yes, Arthur wrote to you to let you know what happened, didn't he?"

The group nodded, indicating that they all knew about Voldemort.

Dumbledore didn't bother explaining the events to them again.

"Voldemort acted very quickly this time. By the time I got there, he had already left with his men. I couldn't stop him."

"He also took some of the Death Eaters imprisoned in the Ministry of Magic with him."

Dumbledore briefly recounted what had happened in the early hours of the morning.

"Headmaster, which prisoners have been taken away?"

"I knew you'd ask that question. Here, this is the list of prisoners who escaped during this incident."

Dumbledore had anticipated Kevin's problem and handed him a list.

There are two copies in total.

One of the documents is a list of the prisoners who escaped this time.

One document lists the crimes committed by these prisoners, along with the recent trial results.

There were only a dozen or so people in total, but Kevin didn't know any of them.

Half of them were recently arrested, and another third were sentenced to death but not immediately executed.

Bellatrix, whom Kevin had previously envisioned, was not on this list.

Perhaps Bella was abandoned by Voldemort because she failed to complete even a "simple" task?

This certainly sounds like something Voldemort would do.

"Principal, among these people, do you think there is anyone who deserves our attention?"

After Kevin finished reading the list, he handed it to Harry and the others, and then discussed it with the headmaster.

"I've investigated all these people. Those who were recently arrested all secretly joined the Death Eaters in the last two years, and were only arrested recently after being discovered."

"As for those sentenced to death, they were all those who committed unforgivable crimes after being rescued from Azkaban, which is why they were sentenced to death."

"If I had to pinpoint a specific area of ​​concern, it would be these prisoners who were just sentenced to death but were immediately rescued."

Dumbledore stroked his beard and spoke slowly.

Kevin nodded after listening; that made sense.

"However, we cannot rule out the possibility that this is just a smokescreen by Voldemort. Perhaps he is still plotting something, but we have no way of verifying it at present."

As people age and become more shrewd, Dumbledore didn't immediately conclude that Voldemort's true purpose in coming here was simply to save people, but rather considered whether there were other possibilities.

However, these are the only people we can investigate at the moment.

......

"Minister, all the prisoners involved in the riot have been subdued."

"A warrant has been reissued for the escaped prisoner."

In Fudge's office at the Ministry of Magic, his subordinates are reporting to him on the follow-up to the incident.

"Yes, tell the Aurors that if they capture them again, they are allowed to act first and report later. Several of them are death row inmates who deserve to die, and we must not let them continue to do evil."

Fudge hadn't slept all night and wasn't in a good mental state. He angrily gave orders to his subordinates.

If this matter isn't handled properly, his hard-won ministerial position will be undermined again.

"I understand. I'll inform the Auror office later."

"Furthermore, Your Excellency, the Director of the Prison Administration Department requests that the remaining death row inmates in the prisons be executed immediately to avoid any unforeseen complications."

The subordinate continued to report on his work.

"Execute him immediately?"

The minister was taken aback when he heard the request.

However, they quickly realized that the temporary head of the detention center had made this request to prevent a recurrence of death row inmates being rescued.

How many death row inmates are still in the detention center?

"According to the report from the Prison Administration Department, there is only one."

"Who?"

Bellatrix Lestrange.

Upon hearing the name, Fudge immediately knew who it was.

The prisoner, who had been imprisoned in Azkaban for over a decade, was hastily thrown into Azkaban before the legal process was completed, and therefore was never executed.

Logically speaking, he should have died long ago.

He was later rescued by Voldemort, but was subdued and recaptured by Kevin for attacking Kevin's Muggle family.

After being recaptured, the Ministry of Magic went through legal proceedings again, convicting him of multiple crimes and sentencing him to death.

There are quite a few death row inmates like this.

The original plan was to gather a few more death row inmates a week later and then publicly execute them all to deter troublemakers.

Now that this has happened, only one death row inmate has escaped.

Fudge thought for a moment, and then slowly said.

"...Agreed, execute immediately!"

......

In the dark and sunless prison.

Two Aurors with indifferent expressions walked slowly among them.

They arrived at a cell, waved their wands, and with a click, the cell opened.

They slowly entered the cell, which contained only a listless woman, Bella, who was barely breathing.

She saw the two Aurors enter, still looking somewhat dazed. She opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single syllable.

An Auror waved his wand, and Bella was lifted up by an invisible force.

The other Auror then mercilessly read out Bella's sins and judgment.

Bellatrix Lestrange.

"By violating Section 13 of the Law Against the Misuse of Magic, using a Killing Charm to kill a wizard or Muggle, you have committed an unforgivable murder."

"Violating Article 3 of the Convention against Magical Crimes Against Humanity, by continuously using the Crucifixion Charm to torture the Longbottoms, they committed an unforgivable crime of torture."

"violation..."

The Auror coldly read out Bella's countless sins throughout her life, taking a full ten minutes to finish.

"Now, the Criminal Court of the Ministry of Magic is hereby formally delivering its verdict."

"Bellatrix Lestrange, death penalty, to be carried out immediately."

When Bella heard the word "death penalty," her dazed expression flickered slightly, but she seemed too weak to react at all.

The two Aurors then carried Bella out of the cell, and they made their way to the execution chamber.

This is a completely dark room.

There were only two things in the room.

It was the same enormous 'mirror' hanging on the wall, with no reflection visible at all.

Another thing is a simple platform for people to stand on.

Bella's body slowly floated up, facing the mirror, and finally knelt on the platform.

She is now completely unable to move her body; the only part she can still move is her neck.

Bella struggled to lift her head and look at the mirror in front of her.

There were two double images on the mirror, which only she could see.

One is her current dilapidated appearance.

One is the reflection of all the sins she committed in her life, displayed one by one in the mirror.

The executions began quickly.

The Dementors in Azkaban had long been controlled by Voldemort.

However, 12 Dementors remain in the Ministry of Magic.

That's what they use to execute criminals.

Above the pitch-black room, an invisible curtain tore open, and twelve soul-devouring monsters flew out, surrounding Bella and devouring her soul.

Bella remained dazed throughout, completely unable to offer any resistance.

Just before she died, her gaze fell on the mirror, looking at her unfamiliar face.

The final question arose in my mind.

Who is this person...?